UK – Concilium Search undergoes MBO

London-headquartered recruitment firm Concilium Search announced that it has bought out its original investor Networkers International.

Concilium specialises in life sciences, industrials, IT and management consulting recruitment. The company is now principally and independently owned by directors Maduka...

Italy – Average number of temp workers down in May

The average number of temporary agency workers in Italy in May 2019 decreased by 6.5% on an annual basis, according to figures from Ebitemp, the bilateral organisation for temporary employment representing employers’ associations and unions.

At the same time, the total payroll of temporary workers decreased...

UK – Flexible workers to receive compensation for cancelled shifts under new government rules

Millions of flexible workers in the UK would see new rights and extra protections if they lose out on work under proposed government reforms.

The proposed reforms are part of the government’s latest measures to advance its ‘Good work plan’.

The government will consult on proposed new measures for...

People – Alexander Mann Solutions, Morson, Pertemps, Stanton House, Samuel Knight

Alexander Mann Solutions, a provider of global talent acquisition and management solutions, announced the appointment of Paul Modley as Director of Talent Acquisition and Diversity & Inclusion. He first joined the company in 2014. Before joining Alexander Mann, he had worked in the talent acquisition...

UK – NHS Professionals appoints Nicola McQueen as CEO

NHS Professionals, the government-owned temporary staff supplier to the National Health Service, announced that it has appointed Nicola McQueen as its new Chief Executive Officer from 2 September 2019.

McQueen has worked in the recruitment industry for more than 20 years, first joining Hays then moving...

UK – DBFS acquires Marford & Partners

London-based DBFS, a provider of advisory, delivery and resourcing consultancy services within the financial services industry, announced that it acquired recruitment company Marford & Partners.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Marford & Partners uses the Salesforce platform and describes...

UK – World’s first vegan staffing firm launches

A staffing firm specialising in helping people find sustainable, ethical and vegan work opportunities has launched in London.

Citizen Kind was founded by Emma Osborne whose experience in staffing includes 12 years spent working with Aspire Recruitment.

The idea to launch Citizen Kind was born out of a...

UK – Campaign calls for regulation reforms for overseas workers

A coalition of business and education bodies, including the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, have called on the government to commit to action on reforming the immigration system to avoid worsening the UK’s chronic skills and labour shortage.

London First, a non-profit business advocacy group,...

UAE – Online recruitment up in Q2: Monster Employment Index

Online recruitment in the UAE grew by 18% in Q2 2019 when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Monster Employment Index for the UAE.

The index is a monthly gauge of online job hiring activity by Monster.com, which records the industries and occupations that show the highest and...

UK – MP introduces flexible working bill in Parliament (BBC News)

Conservative MP Helen Whately introduced a flexible working bill in Parliament earlier this week as she called for flexible working to be the default position for all employees, rather than it being up to individuals to request, reports BBC News. She said the move would help close the gender pay gap,...